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Police aren't going to task a helicopter to find a missing person. Not unless that person shot at or killed another officer. The low cost of drones is going t

by ck2 12y ago

Police aren't going to task a helicopter to find a missing person. Not unless that person shot at or killed another officer. The low cost of drones is going to make good things like this happen. But it is also going to allow the law enforcement to track every person at a protest, figure out who they are and put them on a no-fly list or some other watch list. I am completely convinced drones will be used at the next DNC and RNC conventions for 2016.

dm2 12y ago
The article said, "Search teams using dogs, helicopters and volunteers". Aren't "search teams" usually police? And other than police who else would have dogs trained to track people? "But it is also going to allow the law enforcement to track every person at a protest, figure out who they are and put them on a no-fly list or some other watch list. I am completely convinced drones will be used at the next DNC and RNC conventions for 2016." The world is constantly changing. Laws will need to be put in place to limit this. More open government and more participation by people interesting in privacy rights in government would help dramatically.
msantos 12y ago
> Police aren't going to task a helicopter to find a missing person. Different country and circumstances but just out of curiosity, in London the police helicopter searches for missing people quite often https://twitter.com/MPSinthesky https://twitter.com/MPSinthesky
- ck2 12y ago
  In the states they wouldn't. They would spend the first day trying to convince you not to bother them and refuse to take a missing person report for various reasons. If it was a young child and someone directly witnessed some kind of "abduction" they would respond with an "Amber Alert" to make everyone else look for them.
- look_lookatme 12y ago
  I expect it differs from city to city, but the police will sometimes search for missing people with helicopters. It's not an across the board guaranteed no as ck2 seems to believe.
engineerDave 12y ago
We also don't have police helicopters here in Madison at least to the best of my knowledge

by ck2 12y ago

dm2 12y ago

The article said, "Search teams using dogs, helicopters and volunteers". Aren't "search teams" usually police? And other than police who else would have dogs trained to track people? "But it is also going to allow the law enforcement to track every person at a protest, figure out who they are and put them on a no-fly list or some other watch list. I am completely convinced drones will be used at the next DNC and RNC conventions for 2016." The world is constantly changing. Laws will need to be put in place to limit this. More open government and more participation by people interesting in privacy rights in government would help dramatically.

msantos 12y ago

> Police aren't going to task a helicopter to find a missing person. Different country and circumstances but just out of curiosity, in London the police helicopter searches for missing people quite often https://twitter.com/MPSinthesky https://twitter.com/MPSinthesky

ck2 12y ago
In the states they wouldn't. They would spend the first day trying to convince you not to bother them and refuse to take a missing person report for various reasons. If it was a young child and someone directly witnessed some kind of "abduction" they would respond with an "Amber Alert" to make everyone else look for them.
look_lookatme 12y ago
I expect it differs from city to city, but the police will sometimes search for missing people with helicopters. It's not an across the board guaranteed no as ck2 seems to believe.

engineerDave 12y ago

We also don't have police helicopters here in Madison at least to the best of my knowledge